The total registrations of motor vehicles have recorded an annual increase of 4.2% in January-October 2025.
According to CySTAT, the number of total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 4.2% to 44,732 in January-October 2025, from 42,930 in January-October 2024.
In its report entitled 'Registration of Motor Vehicles' for the period January-October 2025, CySTAT said that in October 2025, the total registrations of motor vehicles numbered 4,520, recording an increase of 9.9% compared to 4,111 in October 2024. Passenger saloon cars registered a rise of 11.7% to 3,457, from 3,096 in October 2024.
As regards the main developments during the period January-October 2025, compared to the corresponding period of 2024, the Service noted that the total registrations of motor vehicles increased by 4.2% to 44,732 in January-October 2025, from 42,930 in January-October 2024.
Passenger saloon cars increased to 34,782 from 33,440 in January-October 2024, recording a rise of 4.0%. Of the total passenger saloon cars, 12,954 or 37.2% were new and 21,828 or 62.8% were used cars. Rental cars in particular recorded a rise of 33.8% to 4,866.
The share of petrol-powered passenger cars in the total of this category of vehicles decreased in January-October 2025 to 42.5% (from 49.5% in the corresponding period of the preceding year) and that of diesel-powered cars to 8.6% in 2025 from 10.0% in 2024. On the other hand, the share of electric cars rose from 3.8% in 2024 to 4.8% in 2025 and of hybrid cars from 36.7% to 44.1%.
Motor coaches and buses in January-October 2025 increased to 167 from 125 in the same period of 2024. Goods conveyance vehicles increased by 6.6% to 5,142 in January-October 2025, compared to 4,823 in January-October 2024. In particular, rental vehicles increased by 23.3% to 238, light goods vehicles by 6.6% to 4,111 and heavy goods vehicles by 3.1% to 594, while road tractors (units of trailers) remained at the same level as last year, at 199.
Mopeds < 50cc registered in January-October 2025 decreased to 190 compared to 627 in the corresponding period of the previous year, while mechanised cycles > 50cc increased by 17.0% to 3,916 in January-October 2025, compared to 3,348 in the same period of 2024.
(Source: CNA)
